Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

djchameleon · 08-18-2017, 12:56 PM

Friday haul.

A$AP Ferg - Still Striving
Lil B - Black Ken
Dave East - Paranoia: A True Story
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
Fred The Godson - Gordo
Hinder - The Reign
Chase & Status - Tribe

Justthefacts · 08-18-2017, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins

I'm slightly on the fence with this one. Seems a little too low-key for my tastes.

djchameleon · 08-18-2017, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

I'm slightly on the fence with this one. Seems a little too low-key for my tastes.

I'm only up to Black Ken so far. Working my way down the list.

The Batlord · 08-18-2017, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd

Always quit when people want more of you.

I see we have similar philosophies but wildly different interpretations.

Chiomara · 08-19-2017, 04:33 AM

Ninetales · 08-19-2017, 03:32 PM

^ if you haven't, check out Soundscape 1: Surround by Yoshimura which imo is also really great and also better

currently on a hip hop binge and this one has been on my ipod for years now but im just realizing how much I dig it/regretting how little I listened to it before this past month

So It Goes by Ratking

really good stuff

GlamrockSam · 08-22-2017, 09:34 AM

Last album I actually bought was Dillinger Escape Plan's Dissociation, though now I tend to listen via Apple Music.

Good album by a crazy band

Inkdaub · 08-23-2017, 07:40 AM

Michael Chapman - Fish

Rjinn · 08-24-2017, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

^ if you haven't, check out Soundscape 1: Surround by Yoshimura which imo is also really great and also better

currently on a hip hop binge and this one has been on my ipod for years now but im just realizing how much I dig it/regretting how little I listened to it before this past month

So It Goes by Ratking

really good stuff

Going through a hip-hop phase too so checking this out because you tend to post interesting stuff.

blackdragon123 · 08-28-2017, 09:34 AM

The last album I bought was Deep Purple's 1993 album The Battle Rages On.... I was initially sceptical about this purchase as the resurrection of DP with Perfect Strangers had apparently taken a swift downturn towards the end of the 80s and had briefly "gone all weird" with the AOR salmon paste* effort that was Slaves and Masters So here I am thinking "They brought Gillan back for one more album, which Blackmore refers to as The Cattle Grazes On... and then Mk.II died forever?...surely it must be s***"

But actually, who the hell gets off giving this album hate? It's actually a pretty fascinating slice of the band transitioning from the heavy Mk.II to the Steve Morse era, and in all fairness, the album rocks. Okay, it may not have the same aggression and diversity of the 70s era, but from start to finish Battle is a jaunty, heavy stick of rock music from a truly professional, effortlessly talented bunch of guys.

The title track kicks the album off with some bite, and Gillan and Blackmore seem to work tightly around the melodies and riffs, with Gillan's voice sounding more comfortable in a mid-tempo and lower range than usual. 'Anya' is as close as the album comes to epic, but foreshadows the more emotional, sensitive vibes that would be continued on Purpendicular and Abandon. 'Time to Kill' is a jaunty sing a long rocker with a fun-loving keyboard solo from Lord, and it seeks to remind us that DP were as much about fun as they were heaviness. 'Ramshackle Man' (although a riff-off of 'Roadhouse Blues) and 'Nasty Piece of Work' are groovy, bluesy numbers with plenty of bite, and 'Solitaire' showcases how the band are able to turn the theme song from the X-Men cartoon series into a respectable rock song.

Does it get top marks for inventiveness? Hell no. Does it have the showiness on guitar and keyboard of earlier releases? Nope. Is it a respectable swan song with some hidden gems studded in there? For defo.

3.5*/ 5

Blackmore may hate it...but Blackmore is a bell end....so who cares what he thinks?

08-19-2017, 04:33 AM	#25735 (permalink)
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Inkdaub Groupie Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 18	Michael Chapman - Fish __________________ If you could see where I've been You'd touch the hand that's touching sin

08-28-2017, 09:34 AM	#25740 (permalink)
blackdragon123 don't be no bojangles Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 496	The last album I bought was Deep Purple's 1993 album The Battle Rages On.... I was initially sceptical about this purchase as the resurrection of DP with Perfect Strangers had apparently taken a swift downturn towards the end of the 80s and had briefly "gone all weird" with the AOR salmon paste* effort that was Slaves and Masters So here I am thinking "They brought Gillan back for one more album, which Blackmore refers to as The Cattle Grazes On... and then Mk.II died forever?...surely it must be s**" But actually, who the hell gets off giving this album hate? It's actually a pretty fascinating slice of the band transitioning from the heavy Mk.II to the Steve Morse era, and in all fairness, the album rocks. Okay, it may not have the same aggression and diversity of the 70s era, but from start to finish Battle* is a jaunty, heavy stick of rock music from a truly professional, effortlessly talented bunch of guys. The title track kicks the album off with some bite, and Gillan and Blackmore seem to work tightly around the melodies and riffs, with Gillan's voice sounding more comfortable in a mid-tempo and lower range than usual. 'Anya' is as close as the album comes to epic, but foreshadows the more emotional, sensitive vibes that would be continued on Purpendicular and Abandon. 'Time to Kill' is a jaunty sing a long rocker with a fun-loving keyboard solo from Lord, and it seeks to remind us that DP were as much about fun as they were heaviness. 'Ramshackle Man' (although a riff-off of 'Roadhouse Blues) and 'Nasty Piece of Work' are groovy, bluesy numbers with plenty of bite, and 'Solitaire' showcases how the band are able to turn the theme song from the X-Men cartoon series into a respectable rock song. Does it get top marks for inventiveness? Hell no. Does it have the showiness on guitar and keyboard of earlier releases? Nope. Is it a respectable swan song with some hidden gems studded in there? For defo. 3.5*/ 5 Blackmore may hate it...but Blackmore is a bell end....so who cares what he thinks? __________________ 'Well, I'm a common working man, With a half of bitter, bread and jam, And if it pleases me, I'll put one on ya man, When the copper fades away!' - Jethro Tull

08-19-2017, 03:32 PM	#25736 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	^ if you haven't, check out Soundscape 1: Surround by Yoshimura which imo is also really great and also better currently on a hip hop binge and this one has been on my ipod for years now but im just realizing how much I dig it/regretting how little I listened to it before this past month So It Goes by Ratking really good stuff

08-22-2017, 09:34 AM	#25737 (permalink)
GlamrockSam Groupie Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 6	Last album I actually bought was Dillinger Escape Plan's Dissociation, though now I tend to listen via Apple Music. Good album by a crazy band